The Atlas Brewery- Now Closed

The brewery is right on the banks of the River Leven at the head of Loch Leven, with the Glencoe hills and the Morvern peninsula in the distance. Kinlochleven's past is intimately connected with the history of aluminium smelting. The handsome Victorian building that is now the brewery is one of four buildings that remain from the village's aluminium smelter, which at one time was famous throughout the world. The smelter closed in the late 1990s, and the building lay empty till in winter 2001/2002 when the conversion into a brewery Began. The Atlas brewery seek to combine a modern, international approach to great beers with a deliberately old-fashioned, meticulous attention to quality.

Please see below a selection of the great beers from this brewery !

The Atlas Brewery is being closed and all brewing, (including the brewer !), is being moved to the Orkney Brewery.

The Atlas beers live on but the Brewery here in Kinlochleven has come to an end.

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Latitude 3.6% abv

Available in cask (described as "Cask Pilsner"), and in bottle ("Highland Pilsner"), this beer is a delicious straw-coloured session beer, dominated by crisp, fresh, citrus hop character from classic German "noble hops".Brewed with a balance of best British Ale Malt and Lager Malt, this beer exhibits a pale straw colour. The aroma combines a zesty attack and an apricot fruitiness with the subtle floral hop notes of the Styrian Golding, Saaz and Hallertauer Hersbrucker hops. Moderate levels of residual sweetness are balanced by a crisp, well-rounded bitterness to give a clean, refreshing mouthfeel in the best traditions of pilsners – pint after pint!

BEST IN CLASS 2006 - CAMRA's world championships BEER OF THE YEAR 2004 - Glasgow & West of Scotland CAMRA CHAMPION BEER OF THE FESTIVAL - Fife Beer Festival 2002

Three Sisters Scottish Ale 4.2% abv

Three Sisters Scottish Ale (4.2% abv) is a dark, fruity, refreshing ale that proves a perennial favourite, and is named after the dramatic range of mountains in Glencoe. Chocolate and crystal malts helps to give this beer its very attractive dark ruby colour, as well as contributing to some of the toasty and liquorice flavours in the beer. However, a very large charge of whole-flower hops balances the dark malt character with an abundance of hop fruit flavours. These include dried and fresh fruit flavours as well as some more citrus tones not normally found in such a dark beer. There’s enough ‘going on’ in Three Sisters to keep even the most demanding real ale aficionado happy, whilst the very approachable fruit makes this a popular drink across the board. Our favourite dark session beer!BRONZE MEDAL, BEST BITTERS - SIBA Scottish Championships 2003

Nimbus Strong Pale Ale 5.0% abv

Nimbus Strong Pale Ale (5.0% abv) resembles the famous Kölsch beers of Cologne: pale in colour, soft in mouthfeel, but strong in alcoholic content. Our rendition has a rich, warming hop and a memorable malt character. A small addition of around 5% malted wheat to the grist gives this beer much of its body and softness. The aroma is of pronounced fresh-fruit hops, together with a sweet nuttiness. On the palate this beer has a verdant, almost vegetal, hop presence. Nimbus also exhibits lovely malt character of fresh bread and almonds. This beer has understated power: delicate, complex and more-ish despite its relative alcoholic strength.

CHAMPION STRONG BEER OF SCOTLAND 2003SIBA Scottish Championships 2003

Blizzard Winter Beer 4.7% abv

Brewed for Winter: December-February. Atlas Brewery's winter beer, Blizzard, is a rich golden 4.7%, with a distinct warming spiciness and a dry hoppy aftertaste. The beer is brewed with a combination of four different malts and three different hops - providing a rich, sophisticated balance of different aromas and flavours to tickle the tastebuds and warm the toes through the winter months.

Wayfarer India Pale Ale 4.4% abv

Brewed for Summer: June-August. Wayfarer (4.4% abv) is a brilliant golden ale with a dry, refreshing bitterness, in the style made famous by Scottish and English brewers’ exports to slake the thirsts of the Raj. Small amounts of Crystal Malt, Caramalt and Atlas Malted Wheat are added to our best Pale Ale Malt to give this beer its distinctive caramel-and-biscuit maltiness. This, together with a spiciness from Bramling Cross hops, dominates the appealing nose. On the palate, the Bramling Cross hops and our yeast combine to produce a distinctive yet delicate orange-marmalade taste. The aftertaste is dominated by a strong but smooth bitterness, which gives this beer a clean, refreshing finish.

Tempest Wheat Beer 4.9% abv

Brewed for Autumn: September-November. Tempest Wheat Beer (4.9% abv) is a crystal-clear, full-flavoured wheat beer with hop, citrus and spice character. This beer takes a balance of Atlas Malted Wheat and Pale Ale Malt. Three additions of Hersbrucker Hallertau hops give a pronounced yet mellow hop character. The banana and citrus character of our yeast, and additions of spices and lemon zest to the boil, complete this beer.

SILVER MEDAL, SPECIALITY BEER -Cambridge Beer Festival 2002

Equinox Pale ale 4.5% ABVEquinox is a golden pale ale with a fruity, floral spring promise and a hint of honey in the aftertaste.

The beer is brewed with the best Highland honeys, and this shows in delicate notes of acacia and heather on the nose, opening into a body of soft, rounded malt notes. The finish is a long aftertaste of floral hop aromas and a delicious, delicate honey sweetness.

A big thankyou to the Atlas Breweries own web site, www.AtlasBrewery.com for most of the information on this page, especially the images of the pump clips and the tasting notes. Please visit the brewery web site for more information and a chance to buy some of thier great beer.